MPAA Dismisses COICA Free Speech Concerns

An anonymous reader writes "The EFF has gone into detail about why it opposes 'The Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act,' or COICA. It has the potential to give the Department of Justice the power to shut down any domestic website, or block any foreign website it so chooses, setting the stage for Internet censorship in the United States. Addressing the free speech concerns, MPAA chief Bob Pisano dismissed the First Amendment issues, saying '...the First Amendment was not intended as a shield for those who steal, irrespective of the means.'"

Is this a joke

[h4rr4r]

His name is Pisano? Next I will hear his middle name is Guido. The MPAA is like the MAFIA jokes are starting to look rather realistic.

Re:Jack said it best ...

[PolygamousRanchKid]

I'm sure glad the MPAA is here to tell me what the Founding Fathers intended!

Where's my "Scroll of Resurrect the Founding Fathers" when I need it? Actually, it is the role of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to decide what the Founding Fathers intended. Although, it would be interesting to see what Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson would think about Bob Pisano's opinions.

Jefferson: "This dick-brained piece of shit is trying to wield power using our Constitution!?!"

Franklin: "Dude, we must have like totally fucked up when writing that bastard."

Re:You can't steal from corporations

[Anonymous Coward]

Well, holy shit. My teachers were wrong, there ARE stupid questions.

Re:You can't steal from corporations

[X0563511]

My physics teacher had a slight modification that I much prefer:

There are no stupid questions, only stupid people.

Bender says...

[mmaniaci]

"We're DOOOOOoooooooooooooomed [youtube.com]!"

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Re:Mr. Bob,

[Anonymous Coward]

I think you meant scholar. If you're going to poke at someone's credibility, you might want to spell-check before hitting "submit". Also, refresh your grammar skills, specifically the part about what constitutes a pronoun that needs to be capitalized (hint: constitutional, ammendment, and congress aren't pronouns).

Re:This wont get abused AT ALL

[Anonymous Coward]

We have a turd in the punchbowl. I repeat: Turd in the punchbowl.

Re:You can't steal from corporations

[HermMunster]

Wrong.

And copyright infringement is about reproduction and distribution for profit.

Re:Bloodsucker

[PinkyGigglebrain]

Would you please not call them "bloodsucking leeches". Leeches are actually very useful, unlike the *AA.

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Re:Bloodsucker

[ScrewMaster]

Would you please not call them "bloodsucking leeches". Leeches are actually very useful, unlike the *AA. _

Well, I mean no disrespect to the much, and often unfairly-maligned leech, but the comparison serves to elucidate the parasitic, nay, vampiric nature of these organizations.

I suppose I could call them "bloodsucking fruitbats" instead, but then all the "friends of the fruitbat" would come out and pitchfork me.

Re:Bloodsucker

[The Wooden Badger]

Stick with vampires. Twilight vampires. No one (worth listening to) will complain about comparing the RIAA and MPAA to Twilight vampires.